Weekly Round-Up: Save your Money Edition

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Personal Finance Carnivals

• Carnival of Personal Finance was hosted at Weakonomics. The Carnival included my post on How to File  in Small Claims Court.
• Festival of Frugality was hosted at Always the Planner.
• Carnival of Debt Reduction was hosted at Man Vs Debt. The Carnival included my post on April’s Progress Update.
• Carnival of Percuniary Delights was hosted at Greener Pastures. 
• Money Hacks Carnival was hosted at I Pick Up Pennies. 

Top Personal Finance Posts This Week

• How To Eliminate Credit Card Debt On Your Own: This is a great guide for those tired of living in debt. 
• Negotiating with Customer Service Reps: I found this to be a necessary skill to have, no matter what the economy is doing. Lowering your expenses is a smart move.
• How to Haggle: More Tips on Haggling: Some more wonderful tips on getting  a better deal. 
• Drastically Reduce Your Expenses Starting Today: Some practical tips on area where you can lower your bills. 
• Is Grad School Right For You? My Friends and I as Examples : This is on the minds of many graduating students who may not have jobs lined up for them. 
• Active versus Passive Tightwaddery
  
• 6 Stupid Ways To Waste Money After College: If you’re a new graduate, SAVE your money! Live like a college student and slowly give yourself some wiggle room after you have an emerency fund in place. 
  
• Identity Theft: Protect Yourself From Being the Next Victim : Good tips to follow. It’s affecting more and more people. 
• Evaluating the Cost of a Gym Membership: My brother in law and his fiancee are gym members and they use it, but for us, it would be a waste. Evaluate it based on your own circumstances. 
• Are Employers Having More Trouble in the Recession, Too? : I enjoyed the tips on networking for your career. 

• 2008 Best Personal Finance Posts   It's been an eventful year with the global economy. Personal finance is becoming a more important topic to discuss and learn. I really believe 2009 will be a big year for many personal finance. The economy won't be fixed overnight and people will have to be more conscious......
• Weekly Round Up: Under the Weather   Photo Credit: Matt Callow This week has not been great. I've been under the weather with the temperature changes and my sinuses have given me headaches. My weekly round-up is going to be a bit shorter. I'm hoping to feel better this upcoming week.  I do want to say thanks......

• New Moon (and Personal Finance Links) Today, I made good on my promise to take my wife to the Twilight / New Moon Saga. I'd put the first 25 or 30 minutes of the movie up there with the most boring of any I've seen. At least it picked up from there almost edging into being......
• Personal Finance Resource Links 09-13-09 It's getting chilly fast in NYC! We went from beautiful Summer weather to Fall.  I guess it's appropriate now that school has started again.  Change is coming for us as well as we are real close to closing on the sale of our co-op.  Moving is a big change for......